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Old 10-04-2006 | 12:40 AM
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Default RE: Where to start?

first get with a club and talk with them.
you can find a club here
[link=http://www.modelaircraft.org/clubsearch.aspx]ama club[/link]
Once your with a club they will set you up with a trainer. You hook your radio to his and he can take and give control keeping your model out of trouble and your equipment in once peice while you learn to control it. leave any ego at the door and trust him and you'll learn quickly. What you buy should be based on what your trainer has so it'll be compatible.

A great first set up is this
[link=http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXMU53**&P=0]trainer[/link]
since you have an igniter you'll just need a pump, I prefer a [link=http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXMA93&P=7]hand pump[/link]
and a [link=http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXL405&P=7]chicken stick[/link]
I really urge you to step right up to an electric starter and even more so to a cordless model. [link=http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0161p?&I=LZ0178]cordless starter[/link]. the later is kinda the high end but is well worth the cost is you plan on pursuing the hobby